Tag: business

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AGP International Holdings Pte. Ltd. (AG&P) has received a major equity investment from two Japanese institutions to support AG&P’s success in innovating and disrupting the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan stands ready to take all possible steps flexibly and without hesitation when downside risks to the economy emerge, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, as a simmering Sino-U.S. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has avoided lame-duck status after his ruling bloc won a solid victory in Sunday’s upper house election but the poll – with nearly record-low ... ( read original story ...)

“We needed to speed up the reallocation of our resources to create a new business model and expand profits,” said Kei Yamamoto, who led Sumitomo Mitsui’s efforts to introduce RPA in 2017.Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan this month became the latest advanced nation to weaponize ... Over the last three decades, companies have established complex links and business relationships across borders, with increased ... ( read original story ...)

Let me tell you about a situation that didn’t actually require any English. One of our researchers at Tokyoesque was recently on an excursion with a Japanese client. We saw our clients line up in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese manufacturers’ business confidence hit a three-year low in July, highlighting the fragility of the export-led economy as external demand slackens in the face of cooling global ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has the third-highest gender-pay gap among OECD countries. Women are poorly represented in business and politics. They hold only 4 per cent of managerial positions, 2 per cent of seats on boards ... ( read original story ...)

And both Tokyo's local government and officials in Chiba prefecture, east of the capital, are looking into additional cruise ship possibilities. Japan's hotel business law bans rooms without a window, ... ( read original story ...)

Towering skyscrapers, neon lights, and constant innovation across a range of sectors contribute to Tokyo’s reputation as a fast-paced, global city. Boasting one of the world’s largest stock exchanges ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON — U.S. and Japanese officials are working hard to reach agreement on a bilateral trade agreement, a senior Japanese official told Reuters on Wednesday, adding he was looking forward ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Uber and Didi are rolling out cab-hailing services across Japan as they eye the bonanza of tourists expected at this year's Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are working on a quid pro quo deal involving agriculture and autos that could be agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)

LAUNCESTON — The dilemma facing thermal coal miners is neatly encapsulated by the current dynamics of Japan, where robust short-term demand contrasts with a diminishing long-term outlook. ... ( read original story ...)

Dozens of South Korean small-business owners rallied in South Korea’s capital on Monday calling for boycotts of Japanese consumer goods to protest Tokyo’s move to tighten high-tech exports to its ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Leading Japanese travel agency ... hotel operations as price competition dims the prospects for its mainstay business. H.I.S., known for its robot-staffed Henn na Hotels, on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)